DULL


Meaning of DULL in English

I.

verb

Dull is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye

Dull is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appetite , ↑ mind , ↑ pain , ↑ sense

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound

▪ become , get

The work gets a little ~ at times.

▪ make sth

The long lectures made the afternoon ~.

▪ find sth

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ deadly , dreadfully ( esp. BrE ), incredibly , mind-numbingly

The movie was long and deadly ~.

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

▪ disappointingly

Dull is used with these nouns: ↑ ache , ↑ blade , ↑ brown , ↑ child , ↑ colour , ↑ complexion , ↑ existence , ↑ eye , ↑ gleam , ↑ glow , ↑ hair , ↑ headache , ↑ knife , ↑ metal , ↑ murmur , ↑ pain , ↑ red , ↑ roar , ↑ routine , ↑ rumble , ↑ sky , ↑ throb , ↑ thud , ↑ thump

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